Karan Johar’s chat show Koffee With Karan have been hogging the limelight for all the wrong reasons ever since Indian cricketers Hardik Pandya and KL Rahul made an appearance the show. The Hardik has been receiving a lot of flak on social media due to the comments he made on the show. Now, Karan opened up about the on-going row for the first time and said that the controversy has now gone into a zone which is beyond his control.
Host Kjo said, "I have to say that I feel very responsible because it was my show, it was my platform. I invited them as guests and so the ramifications and repercussion of the show are my responsibility.He further added that I have had so many so many sleepless nights just wondering about how I can undo this damage, who is gonna listen to me. It's now gone into a zone which is beyond my control.
Following the controversy, Hardik along with KL Rahul has been suspended from the ODI series against Australia and Newzealand. Commenting what happened with cricketrs Karan said, "I regret what has happened to them. And, then there was talk about me actually enjoying the TRP, I don't care about the TRPs."Hardik took to Instagram and posted an apology after getting backlash for his comments which are being tagged as racist and sexist on social media.